President Muhammadu Buhari (r) welcoming his Gambian counterpart, Adama Barrow to the Presidential Villa in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with visiting Gambia ’ s President Adama Barrow at the Presidential Villa , Abuja.
Barrow , who is visiting Nigeria for the first time since his inauguration as Gambian President on Jan . 19 , 2017 arrived the presidential villa at about 11 . 50 a . m .
The President would host Barrow to a lunch after bilateral discussions .
The 51 - year - old Gambian president ended the rule of the longtime leader of Gambia , Yahya Jammeh , who is currently in exile in Equatorial Guinea .
Buhari played a major role in ensuring smooth democratic transition in The Gambia even when Jammeh refused to step aside .
The Economic Community of West Africa appointed Buhari the Mediator in Chief on the Gambian political impasse .
Source:punchng
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